Saturday, October 24

Jonny Lee Miller Makes a Splash on Both Sides of the Pond

When you're hot, you're everywhere. This Sunday Jonny Lee Miller will appear in the last episode ofEmma 2009on BBC One. Viewers are warming up to his Mr. Knightley, and deservedly so. US fans will have to wait to see this visually lovely series for a few months more.

I never heard of JLM before I saw 2009 Emma. However, from the instant I saw him as Mr. Knightley, I forgot all about Mark Strong(sorry Mark!)Jeremy Northam is just too pretty for my taste and I found him too 'soft' is the best word I can come up with. JLM is divine as Mr. Knightley. Of course, I them had to watch 1999 Mansfield Park which I was extremely surprised I enjoyed very much. I think it has to do with JLM's subtlety of facial expression. On the surface, Edmund and or Knightley could look rather blah and blank, but if you watch their faces very closely, you see a world of suppressed emotion and feeling. JLM is so truly gifted. It's now a project to watch all his films.

Jonny Lee Miller is Mr. Knightley. He is the best ever. I have been watching him in Eli Stone (Netflix streaming) and don't know why he is not more in demand. I love Mr. Knightley now...he has character, tenderness and humor that all the others have never gotten across. Bravo

Persuasion, an annotated edition, edited by Robert Morrison: A Review

Jane Austen Still Present in Society

Elizabeth Langland, literature scholar at Arizona State University, discussed Jane Austen's relevance today in a lecture she gave last year. Click on image to read excerpts of her speech.

Jane Austen's Crime

Podcast with Susannah Fullerton from JASA

Poll: What did you think of Kate Middleton's wedding dress?

Click on image

In honor of the royal wedding: Princess Charlotte's wedding dress, 1816

Click on image

The Obituary of Charlotte Collins by Andrew Capes

Click on this link to read this amazing historic artifact!

Comments on old posts welcome.

See explanation below.

Note: New Comments on Old Posts

Comments for posts that are over 2 weeks old remain unpublished until they have been approved. This is to reduce SPAM. If your comment is legitimate, it will be approved within 24-36 hours. Thank you for your patience.

History of London: Wattle and Daub

Click on image to see 2 min video

A silhouette of "Caky" for sale: Nanny to Edward Austen Knight's children

Find out more about this auction item by clicking on the image. Jane Austen most likely knew Caky. Jane Austen most likely knew Caky.

Interview with Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia

FTC Rules for Bloggers

It seems that the books or DVDs bloggers receive from publicists are valued more than the irreplaceable time that is spent in crafting a positive or negative review. My disclaimer is this: I make no money off my blog, and I write the reviews in my spare time. Most of the unsolicited merchandise I receive is given away as a prize, but I do choose to keep a few items.

So sue me FTC.

To access the new rules and regulations that make absolutely no sense to chump-change bloggers like me, read this interesting blog. Click here.- Vic

Disclaimer

This is a personal blog. Opinions and recommendations are purely our own and not made for any commercial consideration. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by us. We do not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. However, we do accept and keep books, DVDs and CDs to review. If you have an objection about the materials or sites we link to, please contact us at janeaustensworld *at* gmail *dot* com.